MCC Winter Commencement to be Held Dec. 14

(Bradenton, Fla., Dec. 5, 2007) - Manatee Community
College (MCC) Winter 2007 commencement exercises will be held
at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 14, in Neel Performing Arts Center at
MCC Bradenton, 5840 26th St. West. Out of a total of
395 students eligible for graduation, 206 will participate in
the ceremony.

The guest speaker is state Rep. Bill
Galvano, an MCC alumnus and Bradenton attorney
who is now serving his third term as District 68
representative. Galvano chairs the eight-county Bay Area
Legislative Delegation. Student speaker Sean Abene, 24, is a
Bradenton resident who is graduating summa cum laude with an
associate in arts degree. A member of the Air Force
National Guard, Abene has had to interrupt his studies to serve
in Iraq and on hurricane aftermath missions. Abene plans to get
a bachelor's degree in information technology and a master's in
business or management.